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- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: Subsequently, after the visa was granted?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: Why were they mandatory after 2019?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: So it was fairly lax up until that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: Prior to it being mandatory, did the witnesses look for that basic proof and evidence for applicants applying for the scheme?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: I wanted to touch on one scheme in particular, which I think was the Huawen scheme. The sole broker there was Kai Dai. It is in the public domain. Many questions need to be asked about it. This comes back to due diligence, oversight and that sort of thing. The Department approved that particular scheme in 2018. It was to consist of an investment of €8 million in the Nuremore...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: It is in the public domain, in fairness.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: Correspondence was flagged up over the years.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: We were talking about the benefits of the scheme. Some €43.5 million was invested in the scheme and the scheme never happened.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: Would Mr. O'Dwyer know anything about this? Where did the €43 million go?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: I think those are litigation proceedings. Are there criminal proceedings?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: Litigation. Are there criminal proceedings at the minute?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: They are litigation proceedings. The hotel that was to be part of the investment has now gone into liquidation and people have lost their jobs. Where was the oversight? Some €43 million was committed to be invested. Investors got their golden visas and the investments disappeared. At what stage does the Department step in? It approved the scheme. The investors never followed...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: Who would be tasked with that if not the Department of Justice?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: Correspondence was sent and red flags were raised. I am just trying to find out-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: I am not talking about supervision. I am talking about-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: They got their golden visa, having committed to invest. In this particular scheme, €40-odd million was promised to be invested. That money disappeared. Red flags were raised with the Department. We do not know where that money has gone and the Secretary General does not seem to know where that money has gone. She seems to think it is not the Department's responsibility to follow...
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: Do any of the witnesses know where the money has gone for that scheme which the Department approved?
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: No, liquidation proceedings. There are no criminal proceedings. We just had that confirmed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: I asked if there were criminal proceedings and Mr. O'Dwyer said "No".
- Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 24 – Justice (25 May 2023) Imelda Munster: None of us are aware of any criminal proceedings. Liquidation proceedings are going on.